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Granted Patent B2
US 9,259,123 · App. 14/232,457 · Granted Feb 16, 2016

Electromechanical removable grip mechanism

Inventors: Jocelyn Bonnel (Vions, FR); Michel Montgelard (Aix les Bains, FR); Jose Luis Herrada (Vienne, FR)
Assignee: SEB S.A.
A47J45/071A47J45/10B65D25/282
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Patent No.
US 9,259,123
App. No.
14/232,457
Granted
Feb 16, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a removable grip device ( 1 ) for a pot for cooking food, said removable grip device ( 1 ) comprising a grip body ( 7 ), attachment means that can be connected to the cooking pot and disconnected therefrom, and an electrical energy source ( 6 ). The removable grip device ( 1 ) comprises an electromechanical device fed by the energy source ( 6 ) and suitable for actuating a mechanical device, and control means for controlling the operation and the shut-off of the electromechanical device.

Claims (21)

1. Removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) for cooking pot ( 24 ), wherein said removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) includes grip body ( 7 ), and attachment mechanism to cooking pot ( 24 ) which can be connected to and disconnected from the cooking pot ( 24 ), and electrical energy source ( 6 ), the removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) further comprises:

electromechanical mechanism ( 5 , 5 a , 5 b , and 5 c ) powered by the energy source ( 6 ) and configured to actuate a mechanical mechanism, thereby causing at least a portion of the mechanical mechanism to move, and

command mechanism ( 4 , 12 , 22 and 56 ) to control the operation of and stopping of the electromechanical mechanism ( 5 , 5 a , 5 b and 5 c ).

2. Removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , in which the mechanical mechanism includes said attachment mechanism.

3. Removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , which includes blocking mechanism ( 21 ) to block said attachment mechanism in the closed position.

4. Removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 3 , in which the blocking mechanism ( 21 ) is formed by said electromechanical mechanism ( 5 , 5 a , 5 b and 5 c ) to block said attachment mechanism in the closed position.

5. Removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 2 , in which the attachment mechanism include two bits ( 2 a and 2 b ) which form a pincer at least one bit ( 2 a ) of which moves relative to the grip body ( 7 ) and is triggered by the electromechanical mechanism ( 5 , 5 a , 5 b and 5 c ).

6. Removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , which includes removable module ( 35 ) which can be separated from the grip body ( 7 ) and contains the mechanical mechanism, while the grip body ( 7 ) includes the electromechanical mechanism ( 5 , 5 a , 5 b and 5 c ) and the energy source ( 6 ).

7. Removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , in which the electromechanical mechanism ( 5 , 5 a , 5 b and 5 c ) includes electrical motor ( 5 ).

8. Removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 2 , in which said removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) includes trigger mechanism ( 3 ) driven by the electromechanical mechanism ( 5 , 5 a , 5 b and 5 c ) and is designed to trigger said attachment mechanism.

9. Removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 8 , in which the trigger mechanism ( 3 ) includes threaded rod ( 8 ) which is rotated by electrical motor ( 5 ), and mobile item ( 9 ), which is part of mobile bit ( 2 a ) having a threaded opening which engages the threaded rod ( 8 ), the rotation of which moves the mobile item ( 9 ) along the threaded rod ( 8 ) and moves the mobile bit ( 2 a ) in translation.

10. Removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 9 , in which the threaded rod ( 8 ) and the threaded opening of the mobile item ( 9 ) have a thread of between 0.65 mm and 0.85 mm.

11. Removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 4 , in which the blocking mechanism ( 21 ) includes an electromagnet that shifts between a rest state in which mobile bit ( 2 a ) is unblocked and an activated state in which the electromagnet blocks the mobile bit ( 2 a ).

12. Removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 3 , in which the blocking mechanism ( 21 ) includes two pinching bits ( 13 a and 13 b ) mobile in cage ( 14 ), wherein the two pinching bits ( 13 a and 13 b ) are both located on arm ( 15 ) which extends perpendicular to mobile bit ( 2 a ), and the cage ( 14 ) moves along the arm ( 15 ) of the mobile bit ( 2 a ) between a released position and a blockage position in which the blocking mechanism ( 21 ) immobilizes the mobile bit ( 2 a ) in the closed position.

13. Removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 2 , in which the electromechanical mechanism ( 5 , 5 a , 5 b and 5 c ) includes electromagnet ( 5 a ) which shifts between a rest state in which a pincer is in the open position and an activated state in which the electromagnet ( 5 a ) holds the pincer in the closed position.

14. Removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 2 , in which the electromechanical mechanism ( 5 , 5 a , 5 b and 5 c ) includes electrical jack ( 5 b ) containing piston ( 47 ) connected to one of two bits ( 2 a and 2 b ) which forms a pincer and moves between a retracted state in which the pincer is in the closed position and a deployed state in which the pincer is in the open position.

15. Removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 2 , in which the electromechanical mechanism ( 5 , 5 a , 5 b and 5 c ) includes servomotor ( 5 c ) which rotates eccentric item ( 36 ), which results in the movement of one of two bits ( 2 a and 2 b ) which form a pincer.

16. Removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , in which the command mechanism ( 4 , 12 , 22 and 56 ) includes sensor ( 22 ) to detect the presence of the removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) against or in the immediate proximity of the cooking pot ( 24 ).

17. Removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , which includes an electromagnetic connection mechanism connected to the electrical energy source ( 6 ) to power an electrical mechanism external to the removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) or to recharge said electrical energy source ( 6 ) using a power source external to the removable grip mechanism ( 1 ).

18. Removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 17 , in which the electromagnetic connection mechanism includes secondary induction coil ( 57 ) surrounding cavity ( 58 ) in the grip body ( 7 ) in which primary induction coil ( 33 ) on recharging stand ( 34 ) is inserted.

19. Removable grip mechanism ( 1 ) in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the grip mechanism includes a measurement mechanism with a specific configuration, data display ( 39 ), a mechanism to illuminate the pot ( 40 ) and/or a wireless communication mechanism powered by the electrical energy source ( 6 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2014
From: BONNEL, JOCELYN; MONTGELARD, MICHEL; HERRADA, JOSE LUIS
To: SEB S.A.
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Priority Claims (1)
FR 11 56378 · Jul 13, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140158701A1 · Jun 12, 2014